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Last week we reported on the Nokia C1, the company's first foray back into the smartphone world after the Lumia division was purchased by Microsoft. The leak last week revealed a computer generated render of the C1 and did not give away too much in terms of finer design details. However, a new leak today seems to show the handset for real, in an actual photo.

Nokia will soon be able to build smartphones again. The Finnish company cannot do so until 2016, per the agreement signed when Microsoft bought the Lumia division. However, Nokia has been in development it seems and this render reportedly shows the smartphone the company will launch when it is back in the handset game.

Asus has updated its flagship smartphone line with the launch of the ZenFone 2 Deluxe at IFA in Berlin today. The Taiwanese company unveiled the device for the press after launching the new ZenWatch 2 wearable at the trade expo. While the specs of the new Deluxe remained unchanged against the ZenFone 2 launched earlier in the year, the new handset does come with a bold and different design.

Asus has beefed up its smartphone portfolio with a couple of new ZenFone products, including this, the ZenFone Max. This week we have seen Lenovo reveal the Vibe P1 with a massive 5000mAh battery, and now Asus has followed suit with the Max, a handset that also packs a 5000mAh juicer.

Lenovo has unveiled a smartphone at the IFA trade show that sports dual cameras on the front facing (screen) side of the handset. The device is the Vibe S1, a high end smartphone that Lenovo is clearly pushing as something of a selfie enthusiasts dream.

Among the smartphones being shown off by Lenovo at IFA in Berlin are the Vibe P1 and Vibe P1m, a pair of handsets that are high end and have one particular calling card. That is their batteries, with the Vibe smartphones packing among the largest juicers in the mobile market.

While Sony has impressed with Xperia Z5 Premium and the normal Xperia Z flagships are always good, it is arguably Sony?s Compact range that is most interesting. This series of devices is Sony's answer to the mini flagship trend, except that the Xperia Z5 Compact and its predecessors are full flagship quality and not some watered down rips offs (here's looking at you LG, Samsung, and HTC).

The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium wowed us with its 4K screen, but the normal Xperia Z5 is where Sony wants the most attention, it is this device that will serve as the flagship for the company and is the one that Sony wants consumers to consider alongside the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and upcoming Apple iPhone 6s. If the Z5 Premium is Sony showing off, the Xperia Z5 is its revenue driver.

Wow, Sony has just dropped a huge surprise at IFA here in Berlin as the company became the first to announce a smartphone with 4K screen technology. That panel can be found on the Xperia Z5 Premium, the new ultra-flagship that is a step above the normal Xperia Z5, which was also announced at the event.